Does CSX pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CSX employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CSX. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CSX?

56% of CSX employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CSX 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CSX?

Freight Conductor (168) , Railroad Conductor (93) , Locomotive Engineer (62) , Conductor (49) , Manager (43) , Engineer (28) , Senior Software Engineer (20) , Trainmaster (20) , Carman (17) , Software Engineer (16) , Signal Maintainer (15) , Project Manager (14) , Software Developer (14) , Director (12) , Journeyman Carman (12)

What are the pros of working at CSX according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and the pay when they don’t take back claims!" ((in 279 reviews)); "not terrible; pretty good pay" ((in 258 reviews)); "Great people and always something new to learn." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good retirement and health bennifits" ((in 59 reviews)); "money is good health is ok for now" ((in 41 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CSX according to real employee reviews?

"poor management..being on call your whole career." ((in 104 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 60 reviews)); "long hours and away from home" ((in 44 reviews)); "Too many layoffs creating job uncertain" ((in 25 reviews)); "Rules are subject to interpritation and what is acceptable to one manager may not be to the next so your never comfortable with what your doing and spend more time worried about wether or not a manager is watching you with night vision than about doing your job and staying alive." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about CSX layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CSX layoffs and their outlook for job security at CSX in 2026.

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3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,470 total reviews)

Joseph R. Hinrichs

74% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.5

Work/Life balance

CSX has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,470 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CSX employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews

1.0

Dec 9, 2025

Everything that made it tolerable is gone

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is overall good for the area, better than average 401k match

Cons

No flexibility, terrible office, higher ups only care about themselves. Worried more about short term profit than long term profit. No work life balance

5.0

Dec 8, 2025

Strong company - too many changes

Talent manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- strong benefits and culture - decent pay

Cons

- everything is changing quickly with upper leadership and budget cuts leaving departments strained

1.0

Nov 17, 2025

Constant CEO Turnover - Only Care About Increasing Shareholder Value

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Health Benefits Pay check Free parking

Cons

Do not care about work-life balance New CEO every 3 years Constantly reducing headcount to please shareholders No core values New CEO Steve Angel can't define culture when asked 2 separate occasions

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